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Quemá esas cartas · Alberto Morán · 1955

Alberto Moránsungvals
Music by Alberto Cosentino. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1955–1965.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Alberto Morán, 1955

  1. Juan D'ArienzoJorge Valdez1960
  2. Armando PontierRoberto Florio · Alberto Podestá19561965
  3. Alberto Morán1955

Pinned at 1955 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Alberto Morán recordings indexed 1954–1970

Quemá esas cartas · Alberto Morán · 1955 was sung by Alberto Morán.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

19 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Alberto Cosentino
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Alberto Morán’s 1955 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1955 to 1965.
1950’60
Recordings of Quemá esas cartas · Alberto Morán · 1955 by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

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  1. Juan D'ArienzoQuemá esas cartasJuan D'ArienzoJorge ValdezvalsRCA Victor
    3 dances
    1960
  3. Alberto MoránEarliest we holdMost dancedQuemá esas cartasAlberto Moránsungvals
    12 dances
    1955
  4. Graciano GómezNot in our catalogueNina Miranda1950
  5. Armando CupoNot in our catalogueAlberto Morán · Jan 271955
  6. Enzo ValentinoNot in our catalogue1970
  7. Héctor MauréNot in our catalogue
  8. Donato RacciattiNot in our catalogue
  9. Graciano GómezNot in our catalogueNina Miranda

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Alberto Morán

Quemá esas cartasAlberto Moránsungvals

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 12 Performances

Jonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20152025 · 0:08

Recorded the same day

What else Alberto Morán recorded on Jan 27, 1955.

  1. ArrepentidoAlberto Moránsungtango

Danced to it

Music from 1955 · danced on film 2012–2025

20122025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 1, 2018: 2, 2025: 4

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa Aragón2018
  2. The 2020sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa Aragón2025

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Danced alongside it

Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.

  1. 1MimosaFrancisco Canaro, 1929 · danced together in 3 Performances

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Alberto MoránJan 27, 1955

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Quemá esas cartasAlberto Moránsung

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